Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Saturday said mindfulness has become a turning point in the lives of students studying in Delhi Schools as it is helping children overcome stress and increase their focus in studies.
Sisodia who also holds portfolio of education minister in AAP government said happiness curriculum is a massive success in Delhi and every day, 16 lakh children in Delhi Schools start their day with mindfulness.
“Our school children will play the role of mindfulness ambassadors and messengers in making mindfulness a mass movement,” Sisodia said.
While Delhi government’ Happiness Curriculum’ has turned out to be a huge success, the AAP leader said, “Mindfulness is a gift given by India to the world in the field of Emotional Science. India has given its thousands of years old tradition of meditation to the world, but with time it has forgotten its value. The actual goal of mindfulness is to focus on your life but mindfulness now has become limited to just 15 minutes of meditation. People have learned to meditate very well but have not learned how to focus on their life. If we practise mindfulness by understanding its true meaning and start paying attention in our life too, then we can never do anything wrong.”
“We need to make mindfulness a mass movement. Every Indian needs to live life with mindfulness. In order to practise mindfulness in children from a young age, Delhi Government has started the Happiness Curriculum from the very beginning of the school, so that children start their day with 5-10 minutes of mindfulness daily and make mindfulness an integral part of their life,” he added.
The ‘Mindful Education Awards 2021’ is an initiative by Mind On to recognise, support and honour the efforts of schools and school leaders in creating a mentally and physically healthy environment for the growth and development of children.